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federal humane slaughter laW The USDA-FSIS has issued several notices and directives related to humane slaughter and handling during the past 15 years. They address such subjects as ritual slaughter procedures, assessing stunning effectiveness, and the treatment of non-ambulatory animals, and appear to have been published in response to reports of animal cruelty at slaughter. A brief description of these documents is presented in Table 10 below. Table 10. FSIS Notices and Directives Related to Humane Slaughter Date Notice/Directive Subject 04/29/92 Directive 6900 Humane Handling of Disabled Livestock: Gives inspection personnel procedures for ensuring humane handling of disabled livestock from the time animals enter premises until they are slaughtered. 11/02/98 Directive 6900.1 Humane Handling of Disabled Livestock: This revision informs inspection personnel of new policy permitting personnel to either be outside transport vehicles or enter onto vehicles to conduct ante-mortem inspection if animals cannot be humanely removed from vehicles. 10/11/01 Notice 43-01 ISP Procedure Code for Humane Slaughter: Notifies inspection personnel of ISP Code 04C02 to be used to document slaughter plant failure to comply with regulatory requirements for humane slaughter. 10/07/03 Directive 6900.2 Humane Handling and Slaughter of Livestock: Explains how inspection personnel should approach verifying humane handling and slaughter procedures, including slaughter by religious/ritual methods. 06/15/04 Notice 35-04 Documentation of Humane Handling Activities: Clarifies what information is to be recorded in humane-handling activities tracking (HAT), and what information is to be included on NRs. 35
Crimes Without ConsequenCes 06/15/04 Notice 36-04 Electronic Animal Disposition Reporting System (eADRS) Reader: Announces that the eADRS reader is available for use by district offices, the technical services center and headquarters. Plant inspector-incharge will report information on the amount of time personnel spend performing activities related to verification of humane handling conditions at plants. 09/09/04 Federal Register (Vol. 69, No. 174, pp. 54625-54627) Humane Handling and Slaughter Requirements and the Merits of a Systematic Approach to Meet Such Requirements: States all livestock slaughter plants are required to meet requirements of Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and encourages slaughter plants to use systematic approach to humane handling and slaughter. 02/18/05 Notice 12-05 Documentation of Humane Handling Activities: Reissues information in Notice 35-04 to include additional information for verification activities under two categories— Stunning Effectiveness and Check for Conscious Animals. 07/12/05 Notice 46-05 Verification of an Establishment’s Segregation Procedures Prior to FSIS Ante-Mortem Inspection: Announces that slaughter plants may no longer employ voluntary segregation of cattle for ante-mortem inspection. This means that all cattle must be presented for examination and inspection before slaughter. (Plants may continue to group hogs and sheep for inspection.) 09/28/05 Federal Register (Vol. 70, No. 187, pp. 56624-56626) Treatment of Live Poultry Before Slaughter: Reminds all, poultry slaughter plants that live poultry must be handled in a manner that is consistent with good commercial practices, which means they should be treated humanely. 36
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06/15/04 Notice 36-04 Electronic Animal Disposition Reporting<br />
System (eADRS) Reader: Announces<br />
that the eADRS reader is available for use<br />
by district offices, the technical services<br />
center and headquarters. Plant inspector-incharge<br />
will report information on the amount<br />
of time personnel spend performing activities<br />
related to verification of humane handling<br />
conditions at plants.<br />
09/09/04 Federal Register<br />
(Vol. 69, No. 174,<br />
pp. 54625-54627)<br />
Humane Handling and Slaughter<br />
Requirements and the Merits of a Systematic<br />
Approach to Meet Such Requirements: States<br />
all livestock slaughter plants are required<br />
to meet requirements of Humane Methods<br />
of Slaughter Act and encourages slaughter<br />
plants to use systematic approach to humane<br />
handling and slaughter.<br />
02/18/05 Notice 12-05 Documentation of Humane Handling<br />
Activities: Reissues information in Notice<br />
35-04 to include additional information for<br />
verification activities under two categories—<br />
Stunning Effectiveness and Check for<br />
Conscious Animals.<br />
07/12/05 Notice 46-05 Verification of an Establishment’s Segregation<br />
Procedures Prior to FSIS Ante-Mortem<br />
Inspection: Announces that slaughter plants<br />
may no longer employ voluntary segregation<br />
of cattle for ante-mortem inspection. This<br />
means that all cattle must be presented for<br />
examination and inspection before slaughter.<br />
(Plants may continue to group hogs and sheep<br />
for inspection.)<br />
09/28/05 Federal Register<br />
(Vol. 70, No. 187,<br />
pp. 56624-56626)<br />
Treatment of Live Poultry Before Slaughter:<br />
Reminds all, poultry slaughter plants that live<br />
poultry must be handled in a manner that is<br />
consistent with good commercial practices,<br />
which means they should be treated humanely.<br />
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